| Description: | In the spring of 2015, researchers from the Graduate School of Education partnered with Say Yes to Education Buffalo and Buffalo Public Schools to apply for a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant to serve 15 schools in the city of Buffalo. These schools have all been identified as having more than 50 percent of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. We were granted the resources (six years, $2.34 million) to begin work with a cohort of seventh grade students and to follow them through high school graduation and entry into college. GEAR UP is run by the U.S. Department of Education and this grant flows through the higher education services corporation in New York State. In middle school we will work with students and parents to choose high schools, think about college and career, and provide mentoring and opportunities to visit college campuses. In high school, we will expand the college success center model to eight high schools and add an academic enrichment component. |
| Project/Activity Leader(s): | Nathan Daun-Barnett, Associate Professor |
| Unit: | Graduate School of Education |
| Department: | Educational Leadership and Policy |
| City: | Buffalo |
| State: | NY |
| Country: | United States |
| External Funding: | Yes |
| Funding Source: | NYS Higher Education Services Corporation, Federal Flow-through |
| Start Date: | 2015-09 |
| End Date: | active |
| Internal Partners: | Graduate School of Education: Teacher Education Institute; Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology (CSEP) department; Learning and Instruction (LAI) department |
| External Partners: | Buffalo Public Schools; Say Yes to Education Buffalo; NYS Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) |
| Are UB students involved? | Yes |
